Hawkesbury River Seafood in Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia | Fish market

Hawkesbury River Seafood

Locality: Woy Woy, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 400 890 351

Address: Direct from the trawler 2256 Woy Woy, NSW, Australia

Website: http://hawkesburyriverseafood.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Yayyyyyyyyyyyy :-) My guys have worked so hard xx

23.01.2022 Summer is coming, that means it's time to grab some fresh seafood. Trumpeter Whiting goes well with asparagus, citrus fruits and fresh herbs. We also finally have instagram https://www.instagram.com/hawkesburyriverseafood/ New website coming soon.

23.01.2022 Recreational Fishermen, A Whining Minority Group. Ahem...now that I've got your attention (and I'm sure many recs will be reaching for the heart medication afte...r reading that headline), just how many Australians go recreationally fishing? I wondered this myself after reading a comment on Commercial Fishing Radios page by a certain moustached bloviator claiming that "five million people in NSW wet a line annually". Five million New South Welshmen fish annually? It almost made me think like a greenie and exclaim "How are there any fish left in New South Wales!" Almost, but not quite. As thanks to the recent Productivity Commission report we have some figures for recreational fishing participation rates nationwide and for NSW the most recent figures indicate around 850 000 people, or around %12 of the population enjoy recreational fishing annually, a far cry from "five million" and a far cry from a majority of the population certainly. Nationwide recreational fishing participation rates vary from a high of %29 in West Australia to a low of %12 in the aforementioned NSW. That 850 000 figure for recreational fishing becomes even more interesting when we consider the visitation figures for Sydney Fish market, "For the YE September 2015, the total number of international and domestic overnight visitors to Sydney Fish Market was 895,000. Of these, 75% were from overseas (675,300 visitors) and 25% were from the domestic overnight market (219,700 visitors). Sydney Fish Market visitors accounted for over a fifth (21%) of all international visitors to the Sydney region and over 2% of domestic overnight visitors to the region." Looking at those numbers for international visitors attracted to Australia for the enjoyment of fresh, local, Australian seafood and considering how much money they must bring in to Australia how does the recreational claim that recreational fishing is "a better economic use of the resource" really stack up? Not very well at all actually, which is not to argue that recreational fishing isn't an important economic driver but to argue that BOTH recreational fishing and commercial fishing are important to Australia and indeed complimentary provided that is that one can put aside the blinkered, short sighted and ultimately selfish notion that only recreational fishermen should have the right to enjoy fresh Australian seafood. As the figures in the table show although recreational fishing rates vary from state to state it is reasonable to say the overall participation rate nationwide is around %20, again, a far cry from a majority of the population. Additionally if we dig further into the chapter on recreational fishing in the productivity report we find this gem, "A small number of fishers account for the majority of fishing effort, with recent data from New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory showing that around 20 per cent of fishers in each of these jurisdictions accounted for between 55 and 60 per cent of total fishing days (effort)." So, %20 of %20 or %4 of the population monopolising a "public resource" doesn't sound very fair considering %80-%96 of the population potentially buy their fish from Australian commercial fishermen does it? As I mentioned earlier I'm not arguing that recreational fishing isn't important or that Australians who buy their seafood should deprive those who enjoy catching their own of the enjoyment of doing so. Regular readers of the page know that we constantly point out ways that the wild seafood resource can be increased in ways that benefit both recreational anglers, seafood purchasers, environmentalists, water quality and the natural environment generally, things such as oyster reef restoration, seagrass bed restoration, artificial reefs, removing barriers to fish passage on rivers and so on. Smart, practical measures which benefit multiple user groups and ultimately all Australians as a whole and not just ONE user group. Whats so wrong with that? Unfortunately the debate has been hijacked by a group of selfish zealots helping to elect such governments as the Andrews government in Victoria who have signed a deal to privatise the Port of Melbourne which includes clauses to prevent competition and which will lead to price rises in the cost of imported goods...such as recreational fishing equipment. How short sighted and stupid is that? See more

19.01.2022 Happy days Lyndy has had a major rebuild, get ready for the local prawns and squid.

19.01.2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geS6RfQsE9I

17.01.2022 Lovely first shot on the squid, a few whitebait to go with them.

13.01.2022 Have a listen to Commercial Fishing Radio promo. Episode 1 will be posted next week. Cheers

11.01.2022 Lyndy up for the annual slipping.

05.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/danevdn/posts/10209477330240326:1

01.01.2022 Ready for another year.